Jeremiah 12:5

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-17

Chapter 12Now Jeremiah goes on and he is talking now about the situation, the wicked man Jehoahaz that is in power. And he begins by saying,Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee ( Jeremiah 12:1 ):Starting from a base, from a foundation that is very important. Know this, that God is righteous and God is fair. Now, I will not always understand the righteousness of God or the justice or the judgment of God. You see, as a Christian we have problems. Because I believe that God is... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 12:1-17

Jeremiah 12:4 . He shall not see our last end. This is sadducean language, as Psalms 104:5. “The Lord will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard.” This species of atheism blunts the edge of the ministry, and utterly supersedes the moral principle. Why then do the wicked fear the future? The mere probability of a day of final scrutiny should deter the unbeliever from the dreadful game of crime. Jeremiah 12:5 . How wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan. The river derives its name... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 12:1-6

Jeremiah 12:1-6Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee.Communion with God in afflictionI. Why God sees fit to afflict His children by the dispensations of His providence.1. God sometimes afflicts His children to reclaim them from their delusions in religion. They are naturally bent to backsliding.2. God sometimes afflicts His children to try their sincerity, and give them an opportunity of knowing their own hearts.3. God sometimes afflicts His children for the purpose of displaying... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 12:5

Jeremiah 12:5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? The heroism of enduranceJeremiah had to pay the price of singularity. He had to learn not only to do without the sweet incense of popular favour, but also to stand unflinching even when it turned into the hot breath of hatred. He had to submit not only to be without friends, but to see friends become foes. This experience through which the prophet passed is a cruel one It either... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 12:5

Jer 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and [if] in the land of peace, [wherein] thou trustedst, [they wearied thee], then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? Ver. 5. If thou hast run with the footmen. ] Here God returneth an answer to the prophet’s foregoing complaint, saith the Chaldee, partly checking him for his discontentedness, and partly exciting him to a humble submission and a well-knit resolution. Then... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Jeremiah 12:5

thou hast: Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 24:10, Hebrews 12:3, Hebrews 12:4, 1 Peter 4:12 canst: Jeremiah 26:8, Jeremiah 36:26, Jeremiah 38:4-Joshua : swelling: Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44, Joshua 3:15, 1 Chronicles 12:15, Psalms 42:7, Psalms 69:1, Psalms 69:2 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:3 - Behold Job 41:10 - who Jeremiah 11:21 - that seek Mark 14:37 - couldest 1 Corinthians 9:24 - run in 1 Corinthians 10:13 - hath read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 12:5

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?If — If thou art not able to encounter lesser dangers, how wilt thou be able to overcome greater? I have greater dangers for thee to encounter than those at Anathoth; if thou art so disturbed with them, how wilt thou be able to grapple with those at Jerusalem.Jordan —... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:1-6

COMPLAINT AT THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED, Jeremiah 12:1-6. The opening verses of this chapter connect closely with the preceding. The language represents the attitude of Jeremiah’s mind when confronted with persecution and personal danger. Deserted and persecuted by those who Should be his friends, in that loneliness of spirit which is the necessary experience of every reformer, he betakes himself to God. His trial and complaint are such as speak forth in Psalm xxxiv, xlix, lxxiii, and in the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

5. If… they have wearied thee In this beautiful verse Jehovah rebukes Jeremiah’s impatience. It consists of two proverbial sayings, unlike in form and specific import, but alike relevant to the object of the address. The present trials of Jeremiah at Anathoth are a mere running with foot-men, but there will soon be a contending with horses. And if he can be tranquil and truthful only in a land of peace, where there is no difficulty and no danger, how can he tread the jungly banks of the... read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 12:1-17

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 12:1-17

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 12:1-6

The Biblical Illustrator - Jeremiah 12:5

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 12:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Jeremiah 12:5

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 12:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:1-6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 12:5

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